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Quick & Easy Guide to the website – Parts One to Four and Chapters 1-10
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PART ONE:: THE DAWN AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDOOR SPORTS & LEISURE CENTRE
CHAPTER 1: THE EARLY FOUNDATIONS
1.1 – 1.8: From the influence of post-war society and physical training & education to sports politics, the Wolfenden Report and the foundation of the Sports Council
CHAPTER 2: THE FIRST WAVE OF CENTRES
2.1-2.18: From Harlow and the early UK centres to 1973-74 – a benchmark in provision
CHAPTER 3: LOCAL GOVERNMENT RE-ORGANISATION, SPORTS CENTRES AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT
3.1 The significance of Local Government
3.2 Local Government Re-organisation and its impact on recreation management and centre provision
3.3 Why sports centres
3.4-3.8: The burst of activity – 1974-1976
PART TWO:: DESIGN, RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT AND GROWTH
CHAPTER 4: THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN AND RESEARCH
4.1 (4.1.1-4.1.10) The significant role of design in six decades of progress
4.2.(4.2.1-4.2.30 Research & planning in the search for a standard of provision
CHAPTER 5: THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF CENTRES
5.1 The basis of operational management in centres
5.2 The management and operation of sports centres
5.3 The emerging sports & leisure centre management & staff
CHAPTER 6: THE ERA OF RAPID PROGRESS
6.1 The exponential growth in centres 1976-99
6.2-6.5 Projects, places and provision across the regions of the UK
6.6 People involved in the growth of centres and recreation departments
6.7 Usage and reflections
PART THREE:: THE CHANGING SPORTING, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCENE AND ITS IMPACT ON CENTRES
CHAPTER 7: POLITICAL, SOCIAL, SPORTING AND PROFESSIONAL INFLUENCES
7.1 The impact on centres of changes in politics, society and sport
7.2 The role of The Sports Council and its Regions
7.3 The National Lottery Sports Fund and Sports Centres
7.4 Professional Development for Sports Centres and Recreation Management
CHAPTER 8: THE CHALLENGE AND IMPACT OF TWO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
8.1 Joint Provision and Dual Use
8.2 The arrival and impact of Compulsory Competitive Tendering on sports centres
CHAPTER 9: PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DESIGN MOVE ON
9.1 Processes move on and into the 21st Century
9.2 Research moves on from 1992
9.3 Planning for sports centres from the 1990s
9.4 Centre design for the 21st Century
9.5 The role of consultancy
9.6 Going forward to the 21st Century
PART FOUR :: 21st CENTURY PROGRESS AND DIAMOND REFLECTIONS & PERSPECTIVES
CHAPTER: 10 THE 21ST CENTURY REVOLUTION AND ITS CONTEXT
10.1 Four decades of progress and change
10.2 New influences & trends
10.3 Bold responses
10.4 21st Century centres (including Universities)
DIAMOND REFLECTIONS & PERSPECTIVES ON 60 YEARS OF CENTRES